The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

Many artists abroad have for some time now discarded the implements of sketching such as the pencil and paintbrush in favour of high-tech tools such as the video camera. Call it a regressive mindset, ...

Even in chilly upstate New York, nature artist Carol Coogan tries to sketch outdoors whenever she can. Carol writes and illustrates a weekly column for my local newspaper called "Backyard Naturalist." ...